Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC (KUW:STC) Dividend Yield % : 6.24% (As of Apr. 10, 2025)

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What is Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2025-04-10), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC is 6.24%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:STC' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.99 Med: 5.33 Max: 11.84
Current: 6.24

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC was 11.84%. The lowest was 2.99%. And the median was 5.33%.

KUW:STC's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
74.44% of 223 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 4.38 vs KUW:STC: 6.24

Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.00.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC is 1.09, which seems too high.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC was 1.09. The lowest was 0.29. And the median was 0.91.

As of today (2025-04-10), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC is 6.24%.

Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was KWD0.00.

During the past 12 months, Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 16.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC was 26.00% per year. The lowest was 5.30% per year. And the median was 10.40% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.

Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

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* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC Dividend Yield % Chart

Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC Annual Data

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Dec20

Dec21

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Dec24

Dividend Yield %

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5.87

7.02

5.13

5.33

6.51

Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC Quarterly Data
	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24
Dividend Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															5.33	5.12	6.59	6.45	6.51

Competitive Comparison of Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC's Dividend Yield %

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount	Ex-date	Record Date	Pay Date	Type	Frequency	Forex Rate
KWD 0.035000	2024-04-16	2024-04-18	2024-04-23	Cash Dividend	annually	KWD:KWD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield	=	Most Recent Full Year Dividend	/	Current Share Price
	=	0.035	/	0.561
	=	6.24 %

Current Share Price is KWD0.561.
Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is KWD0.035.

Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield	=	Forward Full Year Dividend	/	Current Share Price
	=	0.035	/	0.561
	=	6.24 %

Current Share Price is KWD0.561.
Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as KWD0.035 * 1 = KWD0.035.

Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC (KUW:STC) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC Business Description

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Address

Al-Khansa Street, P.O. Box. 181, Olympia Building, Salmiya, KWT, 22002

Website

https://www.stc.com.kw

Kuwait Telecommunications Co KSC is a telecommunication service provider. The company provides internet access using 4G LTE technology, and 5G technology. The principal activities of the company are to purchase, supply, install, operate, and maintain wireless telecommunication devices and equipment. The company offers numerous opportunities in the fields of telecommunications, entertainment, information, digital, and data transfer services.